Northern Ireland

Films Hip Hop Irish Rap 

Kneecap: Luck of the Linguists

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Belfast, JJ "DJ Próvaí" Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap, Liam Óg "Mo Chara" Ó hAnnaidh, Madman Films, N.W.A, Naoise "Móglaí Bap" Ó Cairealláin, Northern Ireland, Public Enemy, Sony Pictures Classics

Will the Irish rappers and their biopic overtake the States?

Read more

Punk Rock 

How the Undertones Put Derry on the Punk Rock Map

May 30, 2024June 1, 2024 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1979, 45th Anniversary, Billy Doherty, Damian O'Neill, Derry, Feargal Sharkey, John O'Neill, Northern Ireland, Sharkey, Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones

Looking back on 45 years of the Northern Ireland band’s debut LP

Read more

Irish Punk Rock 

Nobody’s Hero: Stiff Little Fingers’ Jake Burns at 65

February 21, 2023February 21, 2023 Jim Sullivan 7 Comments 65th birthday, Alternative Ulster, Belfast, Inflammable Material, Jake Burns, Northern Ireland, Stiff Little Fingers, Suspect Device, The Clash, U2

The Irish punk icon tells all in new interview

Read more

Alternative Rock Britpop 

Nineteen Forever: Ash’s 1977 at 25

June 9, 2021March 9, 2022 Jason Thurston 0 Comments 1977, 25th Anniversary, Ash, Blur, Britpop, Northern Ireland, Oasis, Star Wars, Supergrass, Tom Wheeler

Looking back at the auspicious debut from the (former) teen babes of Northern Ireland

Read more